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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

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By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n

Josef Newgarden\u2019s INDYCAR season from hell ended in the front stretch grandstands of Nashville Superspeedway Sunday afternoon, seated-and-celebrating with his hometown fans.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

All that was missing was a cold Hap And Harry’s Ale.<\/p>\n

The Nashville-area native broke a 20-race NTT IndyCar Series winless streak dating to August 2024 with his first victory of 2025 and 32nd of his illustrious open-wheel career by winning the season-ending Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix presented by WillScot.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery special. Never a bad time to show up and have a good day,\u201d said Newgarden, a two-time series champion and two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. \u201cI think the team really performed like you expect from Team Penske. I think we’ve had the same core that Team Penske’s always had throughout this whole year in a lot of ways. You saw it again today.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt’s cool to be part of this team. We’ve got great leadership and depth across the board. I think that’s what carried us through this weekend to bring in this result. It\u2019s rewarding for our team. Tough, tough year, but good to get a win at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE: <\/strong>Race Results<\/a><\/p>\n

Newgarden drove his No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet to victory by 0.5021-seconds over the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of four-time\/reigning series champion Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing, who celebrated with the Astor Challenge Cup for the third straight year during post-race ceremonies.<\/p>\n

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Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden and Alex Plaou – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing season for us,\u201d said Palou, a 28-year-old native of Spain who won eight of 17 races this season. \u201cI just had the pleasure to be the driver of that No. 10 DHL Honda car, to get so many wins and so many podiums this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Native New Zealander Scott McLaughlin finished third in the No. 3 DEX Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet after prevailing in a stirring duel down the stretch of the 225-lap\/299.25-mile race with Kyffin Simpson in the No. 8 Journie Rewards CGR Honda. It\u2019s just the second time this season that Team Penske _ the winningest organization in INDYCAR history _ placed two drivers on the podium.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

Newgarden\u2019s 32nd career win tied him with former Penske ace Al Unser Jr. for ninth all-time. Free-agent Will Power of Australia, another two-time series champion and winner of the 2018 Indy 500, saved Team Penske from the embarrassment of a winless campaign with his victory at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on Aug. 10.<\/p>\n

Newgarden said Sunday\u2019s win fell into the tradition of Penske Perfection. \u201cNothing went diabolically wrong,\u201d said Newgarden, 34. \u201cI tried to throw it in the bin there in the final pit stop. On the edge, but not over it.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cLike, a meteor didn’t come out of the sky today, which was nice. Other than that, it felt like a normal day in a lot of respects. It was not an easy race. I did not have the car where I wanted it at the start right away. I’m like, \u2018OK, we’re nowhere where we need to be, let’s be patient.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just did our thing like we always do _ assessed everybody, hung there, went when we needed to go. We got the car in a really good spot in the end. I was like, \u2018Now we have a race-winning car. Let’s close the deal.\u2019 That whole sequence felt very normal to me. Just proud of the team. It\u2019s grueling to get to these races and to get through the weekend, put a car on the track that’s capable of winning, hitting all your marks every second of the race. It’s just so difficult to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kyffin Simpson – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

CGR\u2019s Simpson, a native of the Cayman Islands, capped a strong second season in the series by holding on to fourth for his best career oval result. Conor Daly completed the top-five in the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet after starting 24th, gaining more spots than any driver.<\/p>\n

Louis Foster of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing clinched Rookie of the Year honors by just two points over Israeli native Robert Shwartzman of PREMA Racing. Foster finished 20th in the No. 45 Desnuda Tequila Honda, while Shwartzman was 14th in the No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet.<\/p>\n

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Louis Foster – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cObviously, I’m super-pleased to be Rookie of the Year,\u201d said Foster, a 22-year-old native of Odiham, United Kingdom. \u201cI think one of the main goals we had this year was to win this title. A lot of bad luck at the start of the year meant it was probably closer than I would have wanted it to be, honestly. I kind of had to hang on at the end and really hope that Robert messed up, which he did, because we didn’t have the car today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think besides that, the RLL team have been absolutely incredible all year. We’ve had our ups and downs, but I think we’ve been able to bounce back from those downs pretty damn well. Yeah, obviously all credit goes to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Louis Foster – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

Commenting on moving up from INDY NXT to INDYCAR, Foster added, \u201cYeah, it’s tricky, man. Coming into INDYCAR is a tricky business. The qualifying performances this year have been pretty stellar, especially on road and street-courses. That’s the part that you do as a driver all the way up to INDYCAR, right? You do qualifying all the time; you’re used to that. The races are double the length, I\u2019d never done a pit stop before, fuel-saving. There’s a lot to learn in the race that we definitely missed out for sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot to learn in the off-season. I’m looking forward to coming back in 2026 with a reset, a lot more experience and knowledge behind the wheel in the races to try to move up the championship standings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Santino Ferrucci – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Owens<\/p><\/div>\n

Dallas resident Santino Ferrucci led the two-car contingent from Waller, Texas-based A.J. Foyt Racing with an eighth-place result in the No. 14 Phoenix Investors Chevrolet.<\/p>\n

Newgarden took the lead for good on Lap 205 when he passed McLaughlin after \u201cScotty Mac\u201d drifted off the racing line and brushed the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2, triggering the fourth and final caution period.<\/p>\n

On the restart on Lap 214, Newgarden rocketed away while Palou _ who had clawed back to the front despite a flat right front tire early in the race _ dove under McLaughlin for second in Turn 1. However, Palou never could catch Newgarden over the final 11 laps, as the reigning series champion admitted he lacked the confidence to put his car in the higher groove where Newgarden, McLaughlin, Daly and others did some of their best, most breathtaking passing.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

Relief was palpable for Newgarden after the race when he stopped on the front straight and climbed into the grandstands with the fans, reminiscent of his celebrations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after winning the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s satisfying when you win a race in this environment,\u201d Newgarden said during his post-race presser. \u201cThen to win it at my hometown was really gratifying. I mean, I used to come here when was 12, 13-years-old and I would watch stock car races, INDYCAR races. I’d watch anything that came here. I sat in those stands, wherever I was able to go at the end of the race. Had no idea that I would have a racing career at that point in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Team owner Roger Penske. Photo courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recall that Team Penske\u2019s perceived perfect world was turned upside down on Wednesday, May 21. That\u2019s when team founder\/series-owner Roger S. Penske fired three prominent members of management in the wake of a technical rules violation that developed during qualifying for the 109th<\/sup> running of the Indianapolis 500 the previous weekend.<\/p>\n

Penske, 88, dismissed longtime Team President Tim Cindric, INDYCAR Managing Director Ron Ruzewski and INDYCAR General Manager Kyle Moyer after Power\u2019s No. 12 Chevy and Newgarden\u2019s No. 2 entry for \u201cThe Greatest Spectacle in Racing\u201d were found in violation of INDYCAR rules.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Diuguid, new president of Team Penske, has been tasked with re-invigorating the organization. \u201cYeah, obviously to win the last race of the season is a good stepping-off point for next year, the best way you can end the championship or season,\u201d Diuguid said. \u201cIt’s been a difficult year for us, but we’ve had strong performances the last few races. Like Josef mentioned, all three cars led laps today throughout different phases.<\/p>\n

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Josef Newgarden – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cNew downforce configuration this weekend. We didn’t know how it was going to pan-out. When it came time to go, Scott and Josef was at the front, Will was up there earlier on. A really solid day for the entire group.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosef mentioned it. The INDYCAR season ends beginning of September. There’s long winter off months. Being able to finish with a win, it’s the last race that everyone went to. It’s hugely rewarding and a good springboard for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, it was a fitting ending to a race that featured several twists, turns and heartbreak. There were 284 passes for position, including 130 in the top-10 and 74 in the top-five _ all series records for Nashville Superspeedway\u2019s 1.33-mile concrete oval.<\/p>\n

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Scott McLaughlin – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

McLaughlin wasn\u2019t the only driver to lose the lead after hitting the SAFER Barrier. NTT P1 Award winner Pato O\u2019Ward led a race-high 116 laps from pole position in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. But his race ended in heartbreak when a flat right front Firestone Firehawk tire pushed him into the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 on Lap 127.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were moving today in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. All weekend it\u2019s been such a joy to drive,\u201d said O\u2019Ward, a 26-year-old native of Mexico with family ties to San Antonio, Texas. \u201cSadly, we ended up moving into the wall. That\u2019s sometimes how it goes. These things are out of your control. All you can do is move on, keep on growing, keep on working on the things that we know we\u2019ve been doing well, and also get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

O\u2019Ward ended a season in which he scored a pair of victories with a DNF in 24th<\/sup>. \u201cThank you to all the fans,\u201d said O\u2019Ward, runnerup to Palou in the championship standings. \u201cThank you to all of our partners who have been with us all year, and we look forward to 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those sentiments were echoed by first-year Arrow McLaren Team Principal Tony Kanaan, the popular Brazilian who oversaw a three-car team featuring ace O\u2019Ward, rising star Christian Lundgaard of Denmark and Nolan Siegel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrapping up the 2025 season, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our partners,\u201d said Kanaan, the series champion in 2004 and Indy 500 winner in 2013. \u201cAnd to the fans, I love the criticism, and I love the props. It was a pretty positive year, and we\u2019re going to come back stronger next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Malukas – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Owens<\/p><\/div>\n

Foyt Racing\u2019s David Malukas was running second on Lap 83 in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet when he backed hard into the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 after side-by-side contact from Foster, who was penalized for blocking. Malukas was awake and alert after the incident, according to INDYCAR Medical Director Dr. Julia Vaizer, and was released from a local hospital following precautionary evaluation and advanced imaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst off, I heard he (Malukas) went to hospital, and I want to make sure he’s OK,\u201d Foster said. \u201cI’ve heard that he is somewhat OK. That’s good to hear. For me, we were trying to stay on the lead lap. I had one leader in front of me. I think he was second at the time. I held my line. He turned down into me. I couldn’t do a lot about it. I think he tried to chop across in front of me expecting me to back out of it more than I did. He hit my front right. Luckily, I didn’t get any damage and luckily, he’s somewhat OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, during the caution for teammate Malukas\u2019 accident, Ferrucci pitted off Turn 3 instead of Turn 4 (which is the rule under caution), resulting in a penalty that sent him to the back of the field in 20th. Ferrucci rallied to finish eighth, his sixth top-10 of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, my crew did a phenomenal job all day,” said Ferrucci, 27. “This one’s on me. Under the caution _ I was in the mindset of Gateway (World Wide Technology Raceway), and I pitted off of Turn 3, instead of off of Turn 4. Gave us an end-of-the-line penalty when we were running sixth early-on in the race, and that would have made for an easy day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we came back, finished eighth, passed a lot of cars on one of those restarts. The guys did an incredible job over the wall, passed a bunch of people in pit lane as well. So a little hairy at the end there between a couple of competitors, and it broke the front wing and finished off the last stint with the front wing all mangled, too. So, honestly, it was a hell of a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Malukas – Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n

Malukas, a 23-year-old native of Chicago, finished 11th in the final standings in his first season with Foyt\u2019s organization. Ferrucci wound up 16th<\/sup> after spending most of the season in the top-10.<\/p>\n

“Overall, it was a good season,\u201d Team President Larry Foyt said. \u201cHated to lose a couple spots in the points but we just didn’t finish as strong as we needed to these last few races. We had some rough luck, but both our cars are really fast. I hate that the No. 4 car crashed, and I ‘m glad to hear that David was released from the hospital and is OK.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Santino, we had a little adversity, but he fought back hard and we got another top-10 and a lot to build on for next year. I think it was a successful year, and I like what we’re building. I believe we have a strong future.”<\/p>\n

Christian Rasmussen of Denmark, who earned his first career victory last Sunday at The Milwaukee Mile, saw his chance for a repeat end quickly on Lap 1 when his No. 21 ECR Splenda Stevia Chevrolet wiggled in traffic and hit the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2.<\/p>\n

The varying pit and tire strategies spawned by these accidents and caution periods resulted in 12 of the 27 drivers leading at least one lap and 20 lead changes _ both series records at this track.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a hard race to win today,\u201d Newgarden said. \u201cThere was no gimmes. Got such depth across the board, everybody is so close as far as the competitive landscape, it’s just hard to find an advantage on anyone nowadays. This was a hard race to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s cool to come full-circle and to be so close to home. I love being here in Nashville, too, for the season finale. I like it for INDYCAR. It’s a great destination for us. Good for Nashville and certainly good for the series. I think we should continue that tradition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love this track. Whether it’s here, somewhere else in the future, as long as we’re in the Nashville vicinity, I’m going to be a happy guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dennis Hauger, Myles Rowe and Salvador de Alba – INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

A decision made Saturday afternoon paid off <\/strong>with a stirring victory Sunday morning for Myles Rowe.<\/p>\n

Rowe earned his second career INDY NXT victory _ both this year _ in the season-ending INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway after starting ninth. It was the deepest starting position for a race-winner in INDYCAR\u2019s developmental series since Brazilian Matheus Leist won from 10th in 2017 on the Iowa Speedway oval.<\/p>\n

SEE: <\/strong>Race Results<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u201d said Rowe, a 25-year-old native of Powder Springs, Ga. \u201cIt\u2019s been a good season this year with Abel Motorsports, and I can\u2019t thank Force Indy and Abel enough for what they do for me. It\u2019s been a good journey, and I can\u2019t wait to do it again with them next year. Just so happy I could give this to them at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Myles Rowe – INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix – Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n

Rowe drove his No. 99 Abel\/Force Indy machine to victory by 0.4376-seconds over Salvador de Alba of Mexico in the No. 27 Grupo Indi car of Andretti Global. Season champion Dennis Hauger, a 22-year-old series rookie from Norway, finished third in the No. 28 Nammo entry, giving Andretti Global two of the three podium positions.<\/p>\n

Caio Collet of Brazil finished fourth in the No. 76 HMD Motorsports car, while Lochie Hughes of Australia delivered Andretti Global three of the top-five finishers in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic\/USF Pro Championship machine.<\/p>\n

This was an impound event for the series, in which teams could not change car setups after qualifying Saturday. So, Rowe and his crew decided to set up their car with more downforce than usual for qualifying, with an eye toward the 65-lap\/86.5-mile race on the 1.33-mile concrete oval.<\/p>\n

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Myles Rowe and fans – INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

That decision proved brilliant. \u201cWe weren\u2019t quite pleased with the qualifying, but we knew the strategy was that we come here to race,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cStarting ninth wasn\u2019t what we wanted, but we knew we could race from there. It was just about keeping composure and making all the right moves and making them count. I\u2019m glad we were able to do that. The crew gave me an amazing car to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowe wasted little time climbing through the field, jumping to fourth by Lap 5. He then prevailed over the next 10 laps in a spirited defense of that position against Michael d\u2019Orlando in the No. 3 Priority\/Rising Stars car of Andretti\/Cape Motorsport.<\/p>\n

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Salvador de Alba and Myles Rowe – INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

Rowe then dove under Collet on Lap 25 to take second and set his sights on pole-sitter de Alba, who had led every lap from the start. De Alba led Rowe by 0.435-seconds on Lap 32 when the only caution flag of the race flew. D\u2019Orlando nudged native New Zealander Callum Hedge\u2019s No. 17 Abel Motorsports car into the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 during a side-by-side duel for seventh.<\/p>\n

De Alba rocketed away on the restart on Lap 44, but it didn\u2019t take long for Rowe to catch him and make a decisive move for victory. Rowe looked to the high groove as he trailed de Alba to start Lap 46 and then quickly dove under de Alba in Turn 1 to take a lead he would not surrender.<\/p>\n

Rowe maintained a gap to de Alba ranging from three-tenths to one-half of a second over the final 20 laps and never was threatened.<\/p>\n

The race featured action up and down the 18-car field, resulting in 147 on-track passes, including 81 for position, 56 in the top-10 and 26 in the top-five _all INDY NXT by Firestone records for Nashville Superspeedway.<\/p>\n

Results of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix<\/strong> presented by WillScot NTT IndyCar Series event on the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):<\/p>\n

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  1. (6) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n2. (4) Alex Palou, Honda, 225, Running
    \n3. (7) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n4. (8) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 225, Running
    \n5. (24) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n6. (11) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 225, Running
    \n7. (9) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 225, Running
    \n8. (12) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n9. (18) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n10. (19) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 225, Running
    \n11. (13) Colton Herta, Honda, 225, Running
    \n12. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 225, Running
    \n13. (26) Rinus VeeKay, Honda, 225, Running
    \n14. (17) Robert Shwartzman, Chevrolet, 224, Running
    \n15. (15) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 224, Running
    \n16. (20) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 224, Running
    \n17. (16) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 224, Running
    \n18. (22) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 224, Running
    \n19. (14) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 224, Running
    \n20. (23) Louis Foster, Honda, 223, Running
    \n21. (10) Will Power, Chevrolet, 222, Running
    \n22. (21) Graham Rahal, Honda, 220, Running
    \n23. (27) Jacob Abel, Honda, 215, Retired
    \n24. (1) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 126, Contact
    \n25. (3) Christian Lundgaard, Chevrolet, 122, Mechanical
    \n26. (2) David Malukas, Chevrolet, 82, Contact
    \n27. (25) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 0, Contact<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Race Statistics<\/strong>
    \nWinner’s average speed:<\/strong> 156.342 mph
    \nTime of Race:<\/strong> 01:54:50.6727
    \nMargin of victory:<\/strong> 0.5021-seconds
    \nCautions:<\/strong> 4 for 46 laps
    \nLead changes:<\/strong> 20 among 12 drivers<\/p>\n

    Lap Leaders<\/strong>
    \nO’Ward, Pato 1 – 9
    \nPalou, Alex 10 – 11
    \nO’Ward, Pato 12 – 13
    \nPalou, Alex 14
    \nO’Ward, Pato 15 – 55
    \nMalukas, David 56
    \nHerta, Colton 57
    \nDixon, Scott 58
    \nPower, Will 59
    \nArmstrong, Marcus 60
    \nVeeKay, Rinus 61 – 62
    \nO’Ward, Pato 63 – 126
    \nPower, Will 127 – 130
    \nRossi, Alexander 131 – 146
    \nNewgarden, Josef 147 – 185
    \nMcLaughlin, Scott 186 – 187
    \nDaly, Conor 188 – 189
    \nHerta, Colton 190 – 191
    \nPalou, Alex 192 – 199
    \nMcLaughlin, Scott 200 – 204
    \nNewgarden, Josef 205 – 225<\/p>\n

    Final<\/strong> NTT IndyCar Series Point Standings _<\/strong> 1, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, 711; 2, Pato O\u2019Ward, Arrow McLaren, 515; 3, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, 452; 4, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, 433; 5, Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren, 431; 6, Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, 372; 7, Colton Herta, Andretti Global, 372; 8, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing, 364; 9, Will Power, Team Penske, 357; 10, Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, 356;<\/p>\n

    11, David Malukas, A.J. Foyt Racing, 318; 12, Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, 316; 13, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing, 313; 14, Rinus VeeKay, Dale Coyne Racing, 305; 15, Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing, 297; 16, Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing, 293; 17, Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing, 282; 18, Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 268; 19, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 260; 20, Marcus Ericsson, Andretti Global, 234;<\/p>\n

    21, Callum Ilott, PREMA Racing, 218; 22, Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren, 213; 23, Louis Foster, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 213; 24, Robert Shwartzman, PREMA Racing, 211; 25, Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 181; 26, Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 171; 27, Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne Racing, 123; 28, Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, 36; 29, Helio Castroneves, Meyer Shank Racing, 20; 30, Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, 16;<\/p>\n

    31, Jack Harvey, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing\/Cusick Motorsports, 12; 32, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing\/Cusick Motorsports, 10; 33, Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren with Henrick Motorsports, 6; 34, Marco Andretti, Andretti Herta with Marco & Curb-Agajanian, 5.<\/p>\n

    FOX SPORTS\u2019 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES BROADCAST COVERAGE SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Sunday, March 2 _ Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, March 23 _The Thermal Club, Thermal, Calif.  (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, April 13 _ Streets of Long Beach, Calif. (Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, May 4 _ Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala. (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Saturday, May 10 _ Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road-Course (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, May 25 _ Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, June 1 _ Streets of Detroit (Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, June 15 _ World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill. (Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, June 22 _ Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, July 6 _ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington (Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Saturday, July 12 _ Iowa Speedway, Newton, Race 1 (Pato O\u2019Ward, Arrow McLaren)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, July 13 _ Iowa Speedway, Newton, Race 2 (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, July 20 _ Streets of Toronto, Canada (Pato O\u2019Ward, Arrow McLaren)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, July 27 _ WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif. (Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, Aug. 10 _ Portland (Ore.) International Raceway (Will Power, Team Penske)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, Aug. 24 _ The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis. (Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing)<\/p>\n

    Sunday, Aug. 31 _ Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn. (Josef Newgarden, Team Penske)<\/p>\n

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